TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In 1980 it is fair to say that Reagan won the election with the assistance of “crossover Democrats.” This is how voters break down by party affiliation or none in 2024. Of all registered voters, 32 percent claim to be Republicans, 33 percent Democrats, and 35 percent Independents. Simple mathematics reveals that the winner will be decided by Independents unless a significant crossover vote is registered by one of the two major parties. AN EVEN LARGER WIN FOR HARRIS THAN BIDEN IN 2020? The media is reporting a percentage of Republicans have chosen to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris now that President Biden stepped away from his campaign for reelection. Without Biden in the race for the White House, a growing number of Republicans revealed their displeasure with Trump’s legal problems and his proposed Project 2025, and announced their support for the Vice-President. The Villages is the largest retirement home in the United States. Traditionally this community is a...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart [All governments are bad, some are just worse than others.] This was a line I heard about seventy years ago, and remains accurate to this day. I was born in the United States, and therefore I can only attest to my own country and how it treats or mistreats its people. However, people around the world are virtually the same and want the same things for themselves and their loved ones. I can tell you one thing without reservation: the quality and competence of America’s government has declined throughout my lifetime. Professional politicians have become focused on greed for great power and great wealth, and less interested in serving the people of our nation. Over the last nine years, the quality of those leading our nation has diminished to a level impossible to describe. A major cause for our government’s demise is clearly on the shoulders of the electorate. Voting for a party, and rejecting the most qualified candidates has given us men and women who are not on...